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  • ‘1 hour 15 mins not enough for 40 HS maths questions’

    Kolkata: Students appearing for the Higher Secondary Part 1 exams, which started on Sept 8, complained about inadequate time and writing space for the maths paper held on Friday.This is the first batch of state board Plus-II students to ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    3 get life term

    Kolkata: A court on Friday sentenced three—Farman Laskar, Maniram Khatoon, and Atiyar Rahaman—to life imprisonment until death for killing a woman, Aleya Laskar, in Joynagar in 2020. Aleya's body was found at Charghata Mouza, her severed head lying nearby, ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    BJP worker beaten to death in Nadia

    Nabadwip (Nadia): A 35-year-old BJP worker was allegedly beaten to death in the temple town of Prachin Mayapur in Nadia's Nabadwip early on Thursday, reports Ashis Poddar.Victim Sanjay Bhowmik's sister said his brother was attacked by Trinamool workers with ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    Panskura rape: Health dept sets up probe panel

    Panskura: The East Midnapore district health department on Friday formed a five-member committee to investigate the complaint of rape of a contractual employee at Panskura Super Specialty Hospital by a facility manager on Sunday.The committee members — three female ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    CEA warns of banking risks from energy transition power plant closures

    Kolkata: India's chief economic adviser V Anantha Nageswaran on Friday cautioned that forceful shutdown of thermal power plants in the country's energy transition journey may have serious consequences on the banking system.Addressing the ‘Indo-Pacific Economic Conclave 2025' organised by ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    Peerless to exit insurance distribution, eyes Rs 1k cr revenue from core biz

    Kolkata: Peerless General Finance and Investment Company Ltd (PGFI) plans to exit the insurance distribution business within a year and will seek the regulator's approval by Dec, managing director Jayanta Roy said on Friday.The company has also drawn up ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    Bad-road worry for Salt Lake pandal hoppers

    Kolkata: With craters and potholes in many places, motorists may face a bumpy ride during pandal-hopping in Salt Lake. Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation is conducting patchwork repairs but, with the block community pujas set to be inaugurated one after another ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    After fencing off dogs, Agri-Horticulture Society bans visitors’ entry

    Kolkata: Amid a row over prohibition of feeding community dogs and birds on the sprawling campus of the Agri-Horticultural Society of India (AHSI), the functionaries allegedly stopped the entry of visitors who are not members of the organisation. The ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    Mayor hits the roads, inspects pre-puja repairs, but doubts linger with rain clouds on horizon

    Kolkata: City mayor Hakim went on an inspection drive on Friday, checking on the condition of the city's roads, especially those that lead to major pujas. He expressed satisfaction over the civic body's efforts on the special road-repair drive ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    Met forecasts wet puja, rain set to intensify on Navami

    Kolkata: Rain is set to play spoilsport this Durga Puja with the Met office predicting showers on the festive days, which could intensify when the revelry reaches its peak around Navami.A long period of rain, which could start on ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    At Kol meet, jury picks Ishan Khattar-starrer ‘Homebound’ as India’s Oscars bet

    Kolkata: Of 24 film submissions from across the country, 's ‘Homebound' has been picked as India's official entry to the 98th Academy awards in the Best International Feature Film category. This was announced in Kolkata — chosen as the ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    Condo attack: Cops visit complex, assure residents, arrest 6 from local slum

    Kolkata: Six persons were arrested from Daspara slum adjoining condo complex Ekta Flora in Tangra for terrorising 452 families residing there. The accused had barged into the complex at 3 am on Sept 17, kicked on the doors of ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    ‘Criminals, no matter how big they are, can’t escape cop net’

    Kolkata: Police commissioner Manoj Verma on Friday said that the two prime suspects wanted for organising two heinous crimes in the heart of the city for more than a week now will be arrested soon, as "no criminal, however ...

    20 September 2025 Times of India
    Police: Panskura rape accused a repeat offender, held in 2008

    Panskura: The accused in the rape of a contractual employee at Panskura Super Speciality Hospital, who worked as its facility manager, had been arrested in 2008 for allegedly raping a minor, police said on Thursday.Sheikh Zahir Abbas was out ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
    Killer 'Guru Baba': Calcutta HC commutes death to life term

    KOLKATA: Calcutta High Court on Thursday commuted the death sentence of a 45-year-old man - convicted of murdering a woman and her daughter - to a life sentence, but directed no remission for 40 years.The HC observed that the ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
    A pandal in Kolkata's Alipore is brewing Darjeeling tea this Durga Puja

    KOLKATA: Tea, often referred to as the "philosopher's stone" by the Chinese philosopher Laozi, plays a pivotal role in Indian culture and history. It embodies the five elements and has been central to numerous myths, stories, and legends about ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
    History of burning and the resilience of women at Kolkata's Dakshindari Youths' Durga Puja pandal

    KOLKATA: An average of 200-300 acid attacks are reported annually in India, with approximately 95% of cases seeing the accused go unpunished, official govt statistics reveal. Between 2000 and 2016, over 2,500 individuals, primarily women, were killed by fire. ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
    Durga Puja pandal recreates grandeur of Kumbh Mela in Kolkata

    KOLKATA: The Agarpara Tarapukur Adi Sarbojanin Durgotsav Committee, known for its innovative themes, has this year recreated the grandeur of the within the confines of their . As visitors approach the pandal, they are greeted by a magnificent ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata 5th among Indian cities on dollar-millionaire list

    KOLKATA: Kolkata, the cultural and commercial heart of eastern India, secured the fifth position in the latest Mercedes-Benz Hurun India Wealth Report 2025, with 26,600 millionaire households, each with a net worth of at least Rs 8.5 crore. This ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
    Bengal nod to industry status for logistics sparks growth hope

    Kolkata: The state cabinet on Thursday approved industry status for the logistics sector, a move that will facilitate govt incentives and easy bank credit for the players in the field.Experts said that with adequate support, Bengal is poised to ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata weather update: Humid morning with high chance of rain showers and good air quality

    The weather pattern indicates may offer the best conditions for outdoor activities, though rain gear will still be necessary. The subsequent days will bring more consistent rainfall to the city.Kolkata's weather forecast for , indicates a warm and ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
    Lost in Uzbekistan: Overlanding Bengali couple goes off track, traces Babur link

    KOLKATA: When UK-based Bengali couple Prabir and Sanjukta Mitra realised they had taken a wrong turn somewhere in Uzbekistan, they thought their epic 100-day, overlanding journey spanning 27,000km to raise awareness about diabetes had hit another serious bump.Little did ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
    Nod for 36 MIG flats in Chetla

    Kolkata: The state cabinet on Friday gave the permission to build 36 MIG-category flats in Chetla, which would be available on freehold basis. The flats in a multi-storey building, with lifts and 18 garages, would be allocated through lottery, ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
    Ex-US prof loses 8.5L to fake airline customer care

    Kolkata: A US-based senior citizen, currently visiting his brother in Salt Lake, was duped of Rs 8.5 lakh by cyber fraudsters, who impersonated airline customer care executives.A resident of Gainesville in the US, Kishalay Hoare (71), a former professor ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
    No more hurdles for Orange Line work at Chingrighata: HC

    Kolkata: Metro work at Chingrighata crossing for the Orange Line construction could now be executed smoothly, Calcutta High Court (HC) said on Thursday. This was observed while a division bench of justices, Sujoy Paul and Smita Das De, was ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
    Extended repair deadline ends, mayor to survey city roads today

    Kolkata: A day before Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim's scheduled survey of the city's roads, the KMC roads department wrapped up its road repair drive on Thursday. The deadline for the drive was extended to Sept 18 due to continuous ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
    NIA didn’t step in to probe Samserganj violence: HC

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court, hearing a matter on the violence in Murshidabad's Samserganj, noted that neither the Centre nor its agency, the NIA, initiated a probe into a complaint of a scheduled offence despite having suo motu powers ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
    Next-Gen GST rollout timed with Durga Puja, says FM in Kol

    Kolkata: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the decision to implement the goods and services tax (GST) reforms from Sept 22 was influenced by Durga Puja dates, in an apparent bid to connect with Bengal voters a ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
    Number of disabled-friendly pandals grows across Kolkata

    Kolkata: Several Durga Puja organisers in the city are prioritising accessibility, rolling out disabled-friendly measures like wheelchair ramps, low-gradient pathways, Braille display, dedicated volunteers, and guided tours to ensure disabled visitors can enjoy the festivities without barriers. Additionally, senior ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata Metro focus on communication tech upkeep after Green Line stalls again

    Kolkata: Green Line services were suspended during morning rush hours for the second consecutive day on Thursday. Following a half-hour disruption that began at 10.30am, Metro Railway decided to invite bids for the annual mechanical contract (AMC) for the ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
    Principal enters college with HC order, harassed on campus

    Kolkata: Rani Birla College principal Srabanti Bhattacharya attended office on Thursday armed with a court order. The governing body, headed by Trinamool councillor Kajari Banerjee, had ordered her removal. Bhattacharya faced harassment while entering campus and her car was ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
    Mahamaya exhibition at RKM Golpark celebrates glory of Durga

    Kolkata: Ahead of Durga Puja, Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture at Golpark is hosting an exhibition titled "Mahamaya", to pay tribute to Durga. The exhibition, launched on Thursday and scheduled to continue till Saturday, has brought together an array ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
    Fake cop on shopping spree extorts money from traders

    Kolkata: A man posing as a senior police inspector was accused of extorting money from traders in New Market, Burrabazar, and Girish Park. The imposter allegedly went on a shopping spree before Durga Puja, buying clothes and electronic items ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
    Pvt firms to take up ghat renovation

    Kolkata: In a bid to restore Kolkata's riverfront, Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata (SMPK) has planned a redevelopment project as part of its CSR programme with various private organisations, including Adani Ports, SEZ Ltd, GRSE Ltd, PS Group, IHCL ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
    Howrah dump yard bio-mining picks up pace

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) has ramped up bio-mining operations—being done in three zones—at Belgachia Trenching Ground in Howrah, aiming to clear decades of legacy waste and reclaim the sprawling dumpsite by 2026. The move comes in ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
    Fake PS case: Noida cops raid ex-TMC neta’s Kolkata properties

    Kolkata: A team of Uttar Pradesh Police conducted raids at two properties — in Gariahat and Beleghata — linked to Bivas Adhikari, a former Trinamool leader who was arrested for running a bogus ‘investigation bureau' in Noida and on ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
    ‘Bengal key state for BIMSTEC in regional trade and connectivity’

    Kolkata: Bengal is one of the top priority states for the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), stated Indra Mani Pandey, secretary general of the inter-govt organisation, which acts as a bridge between South ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
    ‘Nepali’ row: Darj lawyers rally against JM

    Darjeeling: The Darjeeling Bar Association (DBA) on Thursday staged a protest rally in Mungpoo, about 30km from Darjeeling, demanding the transfer of Judicial Magistrate Alakananda Sarkar from the Mungpoo court, reports Roshan Gupta. The association has been on an ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
    HC directs state to beef up security ahead of Kurmi blockade

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the railways and the state govt to take steps to maintain law and order and ensure public movement remains unhindered on Saturday, when the Adivasi Kurmi Samaj has given a call ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
    Kakdwip headmaster assault: TMC neta gets bail

    Kolkata: A Kakdwip subdivisional court on Thursday granted bail to Birendra Vidyaniketan management committee president Tridib Barui, who was arrested only 12 hours earlier for assaulting acting headmaster Minalkanti Pal.Collection of money from students for school trips without informing ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
    Aug home registrations in Kol rise 15% YoY, 33% over July’s

    Kolkata: Even as the market was abuzz with reports of a steep revision in circle rates and its impact on the real estate market, residential property registration data from the state directorate of registrations and stamps revenue indicated a ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
    Villagers storm Rampurhat school, assault headmaster

    Birbhum: A day after decomposed body parts of a 13-year-old student were found in a ditch in Rampurhat's Kalidanga, angry villagers stormed the school where the child studied, locked up the teachers and assaulted the headmaster.Police were heavily outnumbered ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
    NUJS presents Braille Constitution to Speaker

    Kolkata: Vice chancellor of West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS), Nirmal Kanti Chakrabarti, on Thursday handed over a Braille version of the Constitution to Speaker Biman Bandopadhyay. The Braille edition is designed to provide easy access to ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
    Law college rape survivor seeks transfer

    Kolkata: The rape survivor from the law college in south Kolkata has decided not to continue her studies at the institution. Sources said she has applied for a no-objection certificate from the college, which has been granted, and the ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
    Cops attacked while dispersing armed group in Netaji Nagar

    Kolkata: Two Kolkata Police officers — an SI and an ASI — were allegedly assaulted at Netaji Nagar in south Kolkata while trying to nab some goons for causing a disturbance outside a lawyer's residence. Several women, all aides ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata ghats to be ‘no-plastic zone’

    Kolkata: Kolkata's ghats have been designated as a "no-plastic zone" following an order from the National Green Tribunal (NGT). The Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, formerly known as the Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) and the current custodian of the ghats, ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
    Night of terror: Slum-dwellers run amok in Tangra high-rise

    Kolkata: More than 450 families and over 2,500 residents of a decade-and-a-half-old condo housing have been living in fear for the past 48 hours after outsiders stormed the high-rise, reached their flat doors, knocked and kicked on them and ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
    GB asks vice principal to continue for now

    Kolkata: The governing body (GB) of the law college has declined to accept resignation letter of the vice principal, instructing her to continue till a new principal is appointed. GB president Ashok Deb also said the graffiti, displaying the ...

    19 September 2025 Times of India
    Ganesh Consumer Products IPO to open on Sept 22, co looks to raise Rs 409cr

    Kolkata: Ganesh Consumer Products looks to raise Rs 409 crore through an IPO, which will open on Sept 22 at a price band of Rs 306-Rs 322 per equity share. The offer will be a combination of fresh issue ...

    18 September 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata hosts pioneering quantum science conference ICEQSM 2025

    KOLKATA: Kolkata recently played host to the International Conference and Exposium on Quantum Sensing and Metrology (ICEQSM) 2025, a landmark event that brought together a global community of scientists, technologists, entrepreneurs, and students. Held at the Bose Institute Auditorium ...

    18 September 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata couple’s 100-day Silk Route drive: Warm Uzbek welcome, mission on diabetes

    KOLKATA: A couple from Kolkata, settled in England, who recently completed a 100-day overland journey from King's Lynn town in Norfolk county to Kolkata had meticulously prepared for the drive across 21 countries that retraced an ancient Silk Route. ...

    18 September 2025 Times of India
    From Sandakphu to Kolkata: SEI’s gruelling Pentathlon returns with trekking, rafting, sailing

    KOLKATA: The gruelling biennial endurance event Pentathlon organised by Sea Explorers' Institute (SEI) that involves trekking, rafting, kayaking, rowing and sailing will be held from the Sandakphu, the highest point in Bengal at 3,636 m to Princep Ghat in ...

    18 September 2025 Times of India
    One more fence comes up on AHSI premises to keep dogs in

    Kolkata: Animal lovers and morning walkers discovered on Wednesday that the functionaries of Agri Horticulture Society of India (AHSI) had put up a new layer of barbed-wire fencing, preventing them from feeding the community dogs on the campus as ...

    18 September 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata weather update: Rainy day with good air quality and tips for comfort

    The data referenced in this weather report comes from , providing accurate measurements of Kolkata's current environmental conditions.Kolkata is experiencing moderate rainfall on , with temperatures ranging between and and humidity at . The city recorded good ...

    18 September 2025 Times of India
    First property circle rate hike for Kolkata in seven years to push up registration fee, stamp duty

    KOLKATA: Property buyers in Kolkata and adjoining areas will have to pay higher stamp duty and registration fees with govt revising circle rates by 15% to 90%. The new rates came into force on Wednesday.Circle rate is the minimum ...

    18 September 2025 Times of India
    61-yr-old forced off bus, robbed of 5.9L

    Kolkata: A 61-year-old currency exchange vendor, Sk Haider, was assaulted and robbed by four men on Tuesday evening, after being forced off a mini-bus in Maidan on Kidderpore Road.Haider, a Garden Reach resident, was returning from his currency exchange ...

    18 September 2025 Times of India
    Subways, railings proposed to check New Town accidents

    Kolkata: Bidhannagar Traffic Police, along with senior officials of NKDA and Hidco, conducted an inspection of the ‘black spots' on the main arterial and interior roads in New Town to address traffic improvement and safety issues on Wednesday. The ...

    18 September 2025 Times of India
    1 dead, 30 hurt as bus carrying pilgrims from UP hits truck near Gurap

    Burdwan/Singur: A man died and 30 passengers were injured after a bus carrying 60 pilgrims from UP's Balrampur to Gangasagar collided with a lorry on NH-19 near Hooghly's Gurap on Wednesday morning. Of the injured, 21 were critical and ...

    18 September 2025 Times of India
    Police divers find slippers in pond where JU girl drowned

    Kolkata: The divers deployed by the police on Wednesday found a pair of slippers in the water body where Jadavpur University student Anamika Mondal was found dead on Sept 11. Anamika's glasses and slippers were reported missing after her ...

    18 September 2025 Times of India
    Bengal BJP celebrates Modi birthday, TMC netas wish him

    Kolkata: The divide in Bengal politics was bridged for once on Wednesday with senior Trinamool netas wishing PM on his birthday and the state BJP organising various programmes to mark the occasion.Trinamool national general secretary wrote on ...

    18 September 2025 Times of India
    In a 1st, snag blues hit Green Line riders as ops halt for 2.5 hours

    Kolkata: After repeated disruptions on the Blue Line, the previously glitch-free Green Line encountered a snag on Wednesday, leaving commuters stranded during the morning rush-hour. Railway, which operates the city's rapid transit network, cited a technical issue in the ...

    18 September 2025 Times of India
    50 tonnes of B’deshi hilsa arrive, to reach mkts today

    Kolkata: Nearly 50 tonnes of Bangladeshi hilsa crossed the border to reach Petrapole in South 24 Parganas on Tuesday night and in the early hours of Wednesday, sparking excitement in markets where the fish will be sold from Thursday ...

    18 September 2025 Times of India
    63,000 seats in 460 Bengal colleges on the block in UG admission last round

    Kolkata: In the final round of undergraduate (UG) admissions, the centralised admission portal (CAP) published the final merit list for the mop-up round, with around 63,000 allotments across 460 colleges statewide.The CAP received over 1 lakh fresh applications for ...

    18 September 2025 Times of India
    Indian documentary on Bangla turmoil blocked on YouTube

    Kolkata: The YouTube link to a Kolkata filmmaker's documentary on Bangladesh's July uprising is currently unavailable in India "because of an order from the govt related to national security or public order". This documentary, titled ‘36 July: States Versus ...

    18 September 2025 Times of India
    Calcutta University to receive LLB applications till Sept 25

    Calcutta University (CU) has started receiving application forms for admission into its five-year BA LLB programme under the current academic session. The process, which started on Tuesday, will continue till Sept 25. This year, the admission process was delayed ...

    18 September 2025 Times of India
    Jadavpur University students demand more women guards, clean toilets on campus

    Kolkata: Jadavpur University (JU) students across the three faculties—arts, science, and engineering—raised some issues during their general body meeting on Monday. Among other demands, the students pressed for an increase in the number of female security personnel on the ...

    18 September 2025 Times of India
    Chingrighata block 2nd trial after puja: Kolkata Police

    Kolkata:Cops have decided to conduct a second trial for two weekend night traffic blocks at Chingrighata in Nov after . The traffic blocks will facilitate metro viaduct construction at the spot.Cops said the initial plan to carry out trials ...

    18 September 2025 Times of India
    Vishwakarma Puja day: CU holds classes, PG counselling

    Kolkata: Calcutta University observed Wednesday as a normal working day despite it being declared a state holiday for Vishwakarma Puja. But attendance remained low at several departments.A few departments held classes online.Departments, such as English, Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit, Arabic, ...

    18 September 2025 Times of India
    KP, Noida cops face off over fake police stn search

    Kolkata: A jurisdictional tussle erupted between Beleghata PS cops and Noida police over a search operation, which culminated in a courtroom confrontation on Wednesday. The incident occurred when a team from the Noida Police arrived in Beleghata to search ...

    18 September 2025 Times of India
    Decomposed body parts of missing Birbhum girl found in ditch

    Rampurhat: Decomposed body parts of a class 8 student, a tribal girl who went missing on August 28 after leaving home for tuition, was found in a ditch at Kalidanga in Rampurhat on Tuesday night.Manoj Kumar Pal, a physics ...

    18 September 2025 Times of India
    Clip of TMC man thrashing headmaster inside school goes viral, neta held

    Kolkata: A Trinamool neta was arrested after a video showing him apparently assaulting the acting headmaster on the campus of a state-run school in South 24 Parganas's Kakdwip went viral. The incident, which took place on Tuesday, involved ...

    18 September 2025 Times of India
    Pocket pinch? Ahead of Bengal polls, EC worried over 14k ‘evidence’ EVMs

    Kolkata: With as many as 14,000 EVMs kept under lock-and-key as part of evidence for election petitions, the is concerned over the shortage of voting machines for Bengal assembly polls, especially with booths increasing in 2026.If the EVMs ...

    18 September 2025 Times of India
    58 teachers transferred to understaffed schools

    Midnapore: To address disparity in teacher allocation in primary schools, West Midnapore district Primary Education Council on Tuesday reassigned 58 teachers from schools with surplus staff to those with only one teacher.Citing an example, DPSC chairman Animesh De said ...

    18 September 2025 Times of India
    Cyber crooks invest fraud money in condos, luxury cars & watches

    Kolkata: Duping gullible customers sitting thousands of kilometres away in the US and then buying luxury apartments, new cars, costly watches, jewellery and electronic gadgets — that is exactly how 10 men, nabbed by the detective department for allegedly ...

    18 September 2025 Times of India
    Kite string kills Army veteran near Rahara

    Kolkata: A 48-year-old former Army man working at Kolkata Airport died on Vishwakarma Puja day, after a Chinese manja string slit his throat on Kalyani Expressway near Rahara while he was on his way to the airport.The victim, Gautam ...

    18 September 2025 Times of India
    Harass, fraud plaints against Panskura hospital rape accused

    Panskura: Multiple cases of harassment and fraud have surfaced against Sheikh Zahir Abbas who has been arrested for the alleged rape of a contractual employee at Panskura Super Speciality Hospital in East Midnapore on Sunday.Several female employees said they ...

    18 September 2025 Times of India
    Apeejay Shipping expands fleet with acquisition of 2 Kamsarmax carriers

    Kolkata: Apeejay Shipping, a prominent player in India's maritime industry and a subsidiary of Apeejay Surrendra Group, has announced the strategic acquisition of two state-of-the-art Kamsarmax bulk carriers — APJ Priya 2 and APJ Priti 2.These refurbished vessels, built ...

    18 September 2025 Times of India
    Rain forces KMC road repair deadline extn

    Kolkata: Fresh spells of rain have compelled the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) to push back its deadline for the repair of the city's battered stretches of roads to Sept 18, a day before mayor Firhad Hakim inspects them. Earlier, ...

    17 September 2025 Times of India
    Kolkata weather: Moderate rain with high humidity; AQI improves

    Kolkata is experiencing on , with temperatures ranging from to and humidity at .The city's air quality shows significant improvement with an , categorized as , while wind speeds reach up to providing some relief ...

    17 September 2025 Times of India
    Wife can't be denied maintenance just because she is earning: Calcutta HC

    KOLKATA: Maintenance cannot be denied to a wife just because she herself earns, Calcutta High Court has said, adding that paying maintenance is a husband's social, legal and moral responsibility.Directing a jobless man to pay his estranged wife Rs ...

    17 September 2025 Times of India
    Court to hear ED plea on Chandranath custody on Saturday

    Kolkata: A special court will hear on Saturday ED's plea for the custody of Bengal minister Chandranath Sinha in the school jobs scam case.The ED lawyer submitted in the court on Tuesday that the agency had come across more ...

    17 September 2025 Times of India
    4 die as car plunges into pond in Cooch Behar

    Jalpaiguri: Four persons drowned after their car plunged in a pond in Cooch Behar in the early hours of Tuesday. Three of them were cousins.There were five passengers — all residents of Dinhata — in the car. While Sanjay ...

    17 September 2025 Times of India
    Ankush quizzed by ED

    Kolkata: ED on Tuesday questioned actor in connection with the betting app probe. The agency had earlier interrogated actor and former MP in connection with the case. ED had sent Hazra a summons on Aug 30.ED has ...

    17 September 2025 Times of India
    3 months left, Kol crosses 2024 organ donation count

    Kolkata: In back-to-back organ donations in the city, two kidneys and the liver of a deceased former merchant navy officer were transplanted into three patients late on Monday night. Sources said all three transplant patients were recuperating well. With ...

    17 September 2025 Times of India
    Detective dept visits JU, measures fence, water body

    Kolkata: The detective department of Kolkata Police on Tuesday took over the probe into the death of the Jadavpur University third-year English honours student, who died after falling into a water body on the campus on Thursday night, a ...

    17 September 2025 Times of India
    Bengal CEO starts SIR training, spells out roadmap for scrutiny

    Kolkata: Bengal's chief electoral officer (CEO) Manoj Agarwal on Tuesday launched the training programme for the rollout of special intensive revision (SIR) of poll rolls in the state. It was attended by 3,500 officials, including district magistrates, additional DMs, ...

    17 September 2025 Times of India
    New 131-bed Woodburn block to compete with corporate hosps

    Kolkata: The state-run Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research (IPGMER) is all set to provide corporate hospital-like facilities in its brand new unit, inaugurated by chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday. In line with its much-in-demand Woodburn ...

    17 September 2025 Times of India
    ‘No commission can dare touch Hindus, Indian Muslims’: Samik

    Kolkata: Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya, in a social media post on Monday, said "no commission can dare touch Hindus and Indian Muslims," its timing coinciding with the Election Commission's full-scale preparations for the Bengal rollout of special intensive ...

    17 September 2025 Times of India
    Eye on traffic flow, cops start pandal checks

    Kolkata: Keeping the traffic moving in big Durga Puja zones—Behala, New Alipore, and Chetla—is what the police are hoping to achieve this festive season. As cops conducted their first major round of inspections of pandals on Tuesday, they checked ...

    17 September 2025 Times of India
    Cop work worrisome, Cal HC transfers case to CID

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Tuesday lambasted the Joynagar police for not being able to nab 12 out of 14 accused in the 2023 Joynagar violence case, where houses of CPM supporters were set ablaze. "Three police stations are ...

    17 September 2025 Times of India
    ‘No illegality in implementation of pay panel salary revision by state’

    Kolkata: Dismissing a writ petition by state-aided college teachers demanding that their salary revision under the come into effect from 2016 instead of 2020, Calcutta High Court on Tuesday held that the state can either adopt or rescind ...

    17 September 2025 Times of India
    Feverless flu with throat & body ache strikes hundreds across Kol

    Kolkata: A ‘feverless influenza' with severe throat ache and body pain has struck hundreds in Kolkata over the last week. For many, a low fever has set in after three-four days but the throat pain, triggered by an upper ...

    17 September 2025 Times of India
    Negligence cry after man dies at metro stn

    Howrah: A 51-year-old assistant engineer of WBSEDL, Biswajit Pakrashi, died at Howrah metro station on Tuesday morning. His colleague, who was also present, said Pakrashi did not receive medical treatment for 45 minutes due to poor reaction of authorities ...

    17 September 2025 Times of India
    Partha gets bail in Group C jobs scam

    Kolkata: A special CBI court on Monday night granted bail to former Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee in a case related to alleged irregularities in the recruitment of Group C staff for govt-aided schools.On September 3, the court in Alipore ...

    17 September 2025 Times of India
    Kol agency only official Man U ticket reseller outside Europe

    Kolkata: The sports vertical of a travel firm based in Kolkata has been appointed the only official reseller of Manchester United matches and events outside of Europe. This partnership marks a milestone for Gainwell Sports and the legion of ...

    17 September 2025 Times of India
    Leopard mauls Nagrakata boy; 3rd kill in less than 2 months

    Jalpaiguri: A 13-year-old boy was killed by a leopard at Kherkata in Jalpaiguri's Nagrakata on Tuesday evening, reports Pinak Priya Bhattacharya. This is the second instance of leopard attack in the same area in 20 days, and the third ...

    17 September 2025 Times of India
    ‘Fake news,’ say police after BJP’s ‘noa’ charges

    Kolkata: East Burdwan Police on Tuesday dismissed Bengal BJP's claims that SSC candidate Manisha Sikdar was asked to remove her iron bangle (noa) during the exam at Kalna Hindu Girls High School on Sunday. After Sikdar reported the matter, ...

    17 September 2025 Times of India
    Bangla half-nod sets many hurdles for Padma-r ilish

    Kolkata: The first consignment of Bangladeshi hilsa from the Padma-Meghna river system is expected to arrive in Kolkata on Thursday. The Mohammad Yunus-led interim govt has permitted 37 fish trading companies to export 1,200 tonnes of hilsa to India. ...

    17 September 2025 Times of India
    Biz down by 35%-45%, say kite-makers, blame it on frequent, heavy spells of rain

    Kolkata: Kite-sellers have their fingers crossed as the see-saw between bright sunshine and sudden sharp spells of showers continue ahead of Vishwakarma Puja on Wednesday. They also said that they could prepare fewer number of kites and lower-quality manja ...

    17 September 2025 Times of India
    In a first in India, Bengal maps twin wolf corridors near industrial town Durgapur

    Kolkata: After elephant corridors, Bengal has successfully mapped two wolf corridors — a first such initiative — decoding movement patterns of urban wolves near industrial town Durgapur, less than 200 km from Kolkata.Not only in Bengal, such a corridor-mapping ...

    17 September 2025 Times of India
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